Italy vs United Kingdom

Italy vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 137.1% of GDP in Italy and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 35 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in United Kingdom.

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% of GDP · IMF

Italy vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 137.1% of GDP in Italy and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 35 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in United Kingdom.
ItalyUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
  • In 2025, Italy ranked 3 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Italy at 135.6% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearItalyUnited Kingdom
2025137.1102.1
2024134.799.4
2023133.998.3
2022138.497.1
2021145.8103
2020154.4104.4
2019133.984.5
2018134.285.3
2017133.785.9
2016134.287.2
2015134.887.3
2014134.886.4
2013131.984.8
2012125.984
2011119.181
2010118.875.5
2009116.164.6
2008105.850.7
2007103.543.1
2006106.342.1
2005106.241
2004104.739.8
2003105.136.8
2002105.935.5
2001108.535
2000108.737.7
1999113.140.5
1998113.942
1997116.544.1
1996118.943.7
1995119.143.7
1994130.840.8
1993124.138
199211333.3
1991105.328.5
1990101.728.5
198998.432.6
198895.737.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearItalyUnited Kingdom
2026137.9102
2027137.6102.5
2028137102.3
2029136.2101.6
2030135.8100.9
2031135.6100.2

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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